The Urban Geography Unit focuses on the standards found in Geography for Life, the National Geography Standards. The unit will focus on the following requirements:

Standard 12
The Processes, Patterns, and Functions of Human Settlement

By the end of the eighth grade, the student knows and understands
1) Spatial patterns of settlement in different regions of the world
2) What human events led to the development of the city
3) The causes and consequences of urbanization
4) The internal spatial structure of urban settlements

The Urban Geography Unit has many highlights:
A) A site selection activity
B) Readings and worksheets that compliment National Geography Standard 12
C) A discussion about the factors that affect city size
D) A discussion about how changes in transportation have affected city size
E) An explanation of markets by using the radio Network of the Minnesota Twins
F) a culminating project where each student gets to create a map of thier own "ideal city".

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